The EPA’s Office of General Counsel, General Law Office (GLO) is seeking an Assistant General Counsel for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (IPIT) located Headquarters, Washington, DC. For more information on this office, visit our website: https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-general-counsel-ogc.        

Duties

GLO is one of several law offices that comprise OGC and consists of three practice group areas- information law, employment and labor law, and eDiscovery, information technology and intellectual property law. The ideal candidate will have outstanding writing and editing skills.  The ideal candidate will also have excellent interpersonal, leadership, communication and organizational skills, a strong customer service ethic, and an eagerness to teach and mentor.  In addition, the ideal candidate will have the knowledge, skills, and ability to assist senior and junior attorneys in delivering timely, high quality legal advice. The ideal candidate will have the knowledge and skills to promote the professional growth of the attorneys; to foster a collegial work environment; and to perform the other responsibilities of the position.

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicant must have an LL.M. or J.D. degree from an accredited law school; must be admitted to practice before the highest court of a State, U.S. territory, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and must maintain active status as a member of the bar of one of these jurisdictions. Incumbent should have significant experience in providing legal advice and counsel at EPA, other federal, state or local agencies, or courts, non-governmental organizations, or in private practice. To qualify at the GS-15 grade level, applicants must have one year of specialized experience at, or equivalent to, the GS-14 grade level.  Examples of specialized experience include independently performing legal analysis; (attorney’s credited with Level C or D (GS-12 to GS-14) independently perform legal analysis); composing pleadings, briefs and other court documents involving unique or difficult legal issues; conducting highly complex counseling and litigation; and leading junior attorneys, paralegals, and support staff. Please identify in your written statement of interest/cover letter and resume any specialized experience in administrative and environmental law, if applicable. Note: Applicants must include a separate business-style resume with your application in lieu of the automated USAJobs resume. This document should be uploaded as part of your complete application packet described below under the Supporting Documentation Tab. Veterans:  There is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Environmental Protection Agency considers veterans' preference eligibility as a positive factor in attorney hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans' preference must include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., the DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty and other supporting documentation) to their submissions. Although the "point" system is not used, per se, applicants eligible to claim 10-point preference must submit Standard Form (SF) 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, and submit the supporting documentation required for the specific type of preference claimed (visit the OPM website, www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf for a copy of SF 15, which lists the types of 10-point preferences and the required supporting document(s). Applicants should note that SF 15 requires supporting documentation associated with service- connected disabilities or receipt of nonservice-connected disability pensions to be dated 1991 or later except in the case of service members submitting official statements or retirement orders from a branch of the Armed Forces showing that his  or her retirement was due to a permanent service-connected disability or that he/she was transferred to the permanent disability retired list (the statement or retirement orders must indicate that the disability is 10% or more). More information on GS levels for the 0905 Attorney position are available at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/classifying-general-schedule-positions/standards/0900/gs0905.pdf. If you are selected, you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Form prior to your first day of employment and annually thereafter. This position is designated as a Moderate Risk and requires a background investigation. Unless an appropriate background is already on record with the Office of Personnel Management, you must undergo a background investigation. If you are selected, you must complete a one-year trial period. This position is in the excepted service. Selection under this appointment authority does not confer civil service competitive status; however, this position is covered for the purpose of federal retirement and benefits.

Contacts

• Address Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, District of Columbia 200460 United States
• Name: Cynthia Woodard
• Phone: 202-564-7907
• Email: [email protected]